Day 43 & 44

Mrs Civitella was out for two days - if you missed it - see Fridborg!

May 2, 2019 - Day 42

EQ: What does it mean to be the mouse? The Man?
Describe the American Dream.

OF MICE AND MEN

1. Who is the author?
1. John Steinbeck
2. What is his most famous book?
1. Grapes of Wrath
3.  Steinbeck starts every chapter by what?
1. describing the setting
4. How do they walk?
1. along the road
5. What does that tell us?
1. they are looking for work
6. What do they carry?
1. bindles
7. What does that tell us?
1. they are homeless
8. How are they dressed?
1. denim
9. What does that tell us?
1. poor workers
10. They are what?
1. poor
11. The follower is...
1. Lennie
12. Describe Lennie.
1. He does exactly what George does. 
13. Who is the leader?
1. George
14. 
    

April 26, 2019 - Day 41

EQ: Read page 5, paragraph 2. What does the man envy and how hard does he envy?
This dog. A great surge (a tremendous amount).

TO BUILD A FIRE

1. Pain tells you something
1. you are still alive
2. 
   

April 25, 2019 - Day 40

EQ: How can you predict the future?
Past experiences

TO BUILD A FIRE

1. How many hours of daylight does he have?
1. very few
2. Everybody was unprepared for...
1. the temperatures
3. In Alaska, how is most transportation done?
1. dog sleds, boats, planes... very few roads, very few cars
4.  What is going on?
1. traveling
5. Why are they here?
1. gold rush
6. As humans, we are designed to live between what temperatures?
1. 40-90
7. Where do most humans live on the planet?
1. temperate climate
8. What about the animals?
1. more resilient
9. Why walk on the river?
1. it's frozen over and you know the direction it goes
10. How many degrees below freezing?
11. Why does the dog know to stop traveling?
1. they can sense danger
12. Book smarts or street smarts?
1. street
13. Why does the dog follow the man?
1. he has food
14. Without fire, where is warmth?
1. in the snow
15. Why is your lunch against your body?
1. to keep it from freezing into a block
16. Where do rivers start?
1.  
17. What is the worst thing that can happen to you when it's cold?
1. frostbite
18. 
    

April 24, 2019 - Day 39

EQ: Why is 1896 significant in American history and literature? Who is the most famous writer from this place? What is the Law of Life?
The 2nd gold rush. Jack London. All of us will die.

THE LAW OF LIFE

1. What animal is arguably the most valuable?
1. dog
2. Where is the tribe?
1. gone to find food
3. What animal is very similar to humans?
1. wolves
4. 
   

Vocab 105-120

1. Dialect - the way you say words
2. personification - when you give attributes to non-human things
3. ebb - to retreat, to move back
4. morosely - sulky, gloomy, ill-tempered
5. Dejected - outwardly discouraged and saddened
6. En Media Res - in the middle of
7. Blue collar - laborers
8. White collar - office workers
9. Ominously - prediction of doom
10. Microcosm - a small scale of a much larger thing
11. aloof - distant from people
12. Scowl  - mean look
13. bliss  - ultimate joy
14. crestfallen - sad, depressed
15. pun - play on words
16. binge - to do something excessively
17. pompadour - Elvis haircut

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